Author: Ben Walsh

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 03: Kasper Schmeichel of Leicester City during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester United at The King Power Stadium on February 3, 2019 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images) Kasper Schmeichel has been Leicester City’s undisputed number one since joining in 2011. He has been a vital part of the club’s success, with heroic goalkeeping keeping Leicester in games on countless occasions. However, this season has seen him come in for criticism with regards to certain aspects of his game. Under Claude Puel, there is a much...

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – FEBRUARY 2: (L-R) Hakim Ziyech of Ajax, Frenkie de Jong of Ajax, Daley Blind of Ajax, Donny van de Beek of Ajax during the Dutch Eredivisie match between Ajax v VVV-Venlo at the Johan Cruijff Arena on February 2, 2019 in Amsterdam Netherlands (Photo by Cees van Hoogdalem/Soccrates/Getty Images) Last month, upon signing for Barcelona, Frenkie de Jong became the latest former Jong Ajax player to sign for one of Europe’s giants. In the summer, former teammate Justin Kluivert joined Roma. Both players joined the Ajax academy from other clubs: in Kluivert’s case he was only...

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 3: Leicester City Manager Claude Puel after the Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester United at The King Power Stadium on February 3 2019 in Leicester, United Kingdom (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City via Getty Images) Claude Puel continues to face regular questions about his job security at Leicester City and remains the favourite to be the next Premier League manager to be dismissed. One of the biggest reasons for his questionable future is the poor support from fans for the Frenchman. Having joined in October 2017, Puel has completely revamped the playing...

BELGRADE, SERBIA – DECEMBER 11: Adrien Rabiot of Paris Saint-Germain looks on during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between Red Star Belgrade and Paris Saint-Germain at Rajko Mitic Stadium on December 11, 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images) Tottenham are closing in on the £20 million signing of their main target, Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot. However, an unexpected hurdle is threatening the move, with Rabiot reportedly holding out for a move to Liverpool. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is desperately seeking Rabiot’s signature and is willing to give the midfielder a contract that competes...